Save Las Colinas Speech

I'm just a cousin of the Garcia bunch from Ohio.... but as a veteran Forensic Team member in High School and all through University I encourage your community to fight as hard as you must to keep this team! In my over 8 years as a competitor I saw many peers build self confidence they would have never gained if it were not for participating on the team. So many of us were not quite cut out for sport fields where so many others gain the confidence they need to grow into strong adults. The practice rooms and the host schools for Tournaments... were my playing field! I hope your district will see if they reduce the team's resources they are taking away what would be equivalent to cutting your schools football field in half.... Allowing those players to run only 50 yards and expect them to win games on a 100 yard field on Friday nights. I hope you get the support you need!!

Go, Bailey!!!

This is so important to the future students of Las Colinas.

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Speech is our home, we can't let them take that away

This our home! We can't let them take that away

Best most beneficial class in the world

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Speech isn't just an elective; it's a life skill

this is important to have children to be able to speak clearly

Save it now!!!!!

Keep Speech as an elective class!!! Please.

Excellent prep for life

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Three of my children went through the Las Colinas Speech Program many years ago. One is the current President of the Camarillo PTA Council, one is in a management position for Amazon.com and one is an AWANA Commander and has served as President of several clubs. Being able to speak in front of other people is one of the hardest things to do, but advances careers, social relations and enhances lives. Please keep speech as an elective. The teachers who teach speech are dedicated, enthusiastic and caring. They give their time and their talent to encourage their students.

Please don't get rid of this program. My daughter has grown leaps and bounds in her confidence and ability to communicate through her involvement in speech this year. Future students need the same opportunities!

I have judged at most of the Speech tournaments the last two years. I watched the participants grow and mature. Speech is a great experience for these students, and needs to be a class, not a club.

why shut down something that keeps the youth in such a positive atmosphere instaed of somewhere they shouldn't be.

We've had such an amazing year this year, and im sure it will only get better for the speechies of the future. We owe it to them to keep speech a class.

I hope this works out well, Bailey! I know how much you have enjoyed the program whilst at Middle school. All the best, Eliza